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Playful Death carving stuns viewers at Bamberg abbey

Original: Death leans forward, pipe in hand, blowing bubbles across the ceiling — a strange, almost playful memento mori carved in

A 1729 plaster carving by Johann Georg Leinberger shows Death leaning forward with a pipe, blowing bubbles across the ceiling. The playful memento mori adorns the Holy Grave Chapel at Michaelsberg Abbey in Bamberg, Germany, and is winning attention online for its unusual, almost whimsical take on mortality.

Why now: The rarely seen carving's unexpected humour is delighting art and history enthusiasts.

Johann Georg LeinbergerMichaelsberg AbbeyBambergHoly Grave Chapel

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• Death leans forward, pipe in hand, blowing bubbles across the ceiling — a strange, almost playful memento mori carved into plaster by Johann Georg Leinberger around 1729. It's part of the Holy Grave Chapel at Michaelsberg Abbey in Bamberg, Germany. By # ArtArtistArtwork #… · Adrenochrome · 47

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